I suppose I agree with you. But we’re all at fault here. We’re born into a world with existing power structures that know how to defend themselves, that know t

I suppose I agree with you. But we’re all at fault here. We’re born into a world with existing power structures that know how to defend themselves, that know the amount of carrot and stick that will this dismal compromise together. There’s no obvious way to change them, and by the time you’re big enough to try anything you have people you love, and a sense of what you risk. In the west we have nice memories of peaceful marches changing things. Even people who won’t discuss Tiananmen, know about the cultural revolution, about the millions that died in the civil war, and no illusions as to the danger of trying to change China